Just when you thought Jadeveon Clowney couldn’t be more of a spectacle, he goes and runs faster than skill players on offense. While weighing in at 270 pounds.

South Carolina’s manchild of a defensive end reportedly ran a 4.5 40 during workouts in Columbia, according to ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi. It’s just another in a growing list of freakish accomplishments for the 6-foot-7, 270 pound All-American.

Clowney’s latest physical head-turner comes on the heels of a big hit and fumble recovery in the Outback Bowl that not only turned the momentum of the game toward South Carolina—the Gamecocks eventually beat Michigan—it became the highlight of the college football season.

This time, by running a 4.5 40, Clowney has done what no one his size has and already moved himself into the projected No. 1 overall spot in the 2014 NFL Draft. Even if his 2013 season doesn’t match unreachable expectations, he has accomplished too much in two years at South Carolina to think he wouldn’t be the first pick in the draft.

South Carolina defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward is using Clowney's pro future as a motivational tool. He said he'll work Clowney as hard as possible since Clowney needs to improve in giving consistent effort.

"If I get him to play 100 percent every time, he might be unstoppable," Ward said. "If he wants to be the number one player picked in the draft, he's got to play hard. He understands that."